Financial Managers salary in Asheville, NC

Median pay for financial managers in Asheville, NC: $128,410/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $70,210 – $219,060 · about 450 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($131,810) by −$3,400 (-3%).

What it's really worth in Asheville

With Asheville's cost of living at 97 (US=100), that $128,410 has the buying power of about $131,849 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $64,538 · median home $428,742 · median rent $1,708/mo.

Full Asheville cost of living & taxes →

How Asheville ranks for this job

On raw pay, Asheville, NC is 118th of the 187 metros we hold financial managers wages for. Once Asheville's cost of living is applied, it ranks 136th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Asheville sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Asheville

A median home in Asheville, NC costs $428,742 — about 3.3× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,708/mo works out at 16% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where financial managers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Asheville.

Metro	Median pay	vs Asheville	Rent vs Asheville
New York, NY	$215,630	+68%	2.1×
San Jose, CA	$211,850	+65%	2.1×
San Francisco, CA	$203,620	+59%	1.9×
Boulder, CO	$176,880	+38%	1.3×

Same job elsewhere in NC

Metro	Median pay	vs Asheville	Rent vs Asheville
Charlotte, NC	$166,180	+29%	1×
Durham, NC	$161,270	+26%	1×
Raleigh, NC	$139,220	+8%	1×
Greensboro, NC	$137,390	+7%	0.8×

Staying in NC keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

Who hires financial managers around Asheville

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Mission Health Hospital · Healthcare

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